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Mattityahu Strashun (1817-1885): Scholar, Leader, and Book Collector

Title

Kehunat Avraham

Description

Kehunat Avraham (Priesthood of Abraham), by Abraham ben Shabbethai ha-Kohen of Zante (1670-1729), Venice: Nela Stamparia Bragadina, 1719. Poems based on the Psalms, written by a renaissance man‚Äîa physician, artist, poet, and philosopher. Abraham's portrait on the title page is believed to be a self-portrait.